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The silver and the nickel 3 cent coins minted in 1865 are 2 different coins and look different. The silver 3 cent coin minted in 1865 has a star on the obversed [heads] side of the coin and the reverse [tails] side has a large letter "C" with a Roman Numeral III [3] inside of it. This coin is smaller than a present day dime. The nickel 3 cent coin minted in 1865 has on the obverse [heads] side of the coin an image of Lady Liberty facing left while the reverse [tails] side of the coin has a large Roman Numeral III [3] surrounded by a wreath. This coin is the same size as todays dime.
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What is another name for nickel?
As a coin? A five cent piece or five cents. As an element? It is just called "Nickel", unless you are thinking of an alloy of copper and nickel known as "German silver".
What is the metal content of a 5 cent coin?
A US 5-cent coin is 75% copper and 25% nickel.
Is nickel from earth the same as the 5 cent nickel?
US "nickels" (5-cent coins) contain nickel metal - except during WWII, they've always been struck in an alloy of 25% nickel metal and 75% copper. The coin's name comes from the fact that it was one of the first US coins to contain nickel metal. When nickel coins were introduced in the mid-19th century people referred to them as "nickels" to distinguish them from their older silver counterparts. The denomination was also part of the nickname, e.g. "three-cent nickel", "five-cent nickel". By the late 19th century the five-cent nickel was the only coin of that composition still being made, so the people gradually shortened the nickname in common slang. When Canada replaced its silver 5-cent coins with nickel coins in 1922 the US slang name was already well-established, so Anglophone Canadians adopted it as well. Unlike their American counterparts, Canadian nickels actually were pure nickel from 1922 to 1981, except during war years when various substitute metals were used.
What is nikel made of?
The five cent US coin called "nickel" is now made of 75% copper and 25% nickel The five cent Canadian coin called "nickel" is now made of 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper with 2% pure nickel plating; between 1946 and 1981 the Canadian coins were pure nickel. Nickel is an element made of electrons, protons and neutrons
What is the silver content of a 1960 1 franc from France?
There is no silver in this coin. Despite its silver appearance, it is actually composed of nickel.
What is the value of a 1865 3 cent piece?
There are 2 types of 3 cent pieces dated 1865 a small(14mm) silver coin and a dime sized nickel 3 cent coin. The silver for that year is $325.00 in the low garde of G-4, the nickel 3 cent coin is $18.00 same grade. Which type do you have?
What is the value of a 1865 us 3 cent piece?
There are 2 types of 3 cent pieces dated 1865. A small (14mm) silver coin and a dime sized nickel 3 cent coin. The silver for that year is $325.00 in the low grade of G-4, the nickel 3 cent coin is $18.00 in the same grade. Which type do you have?
Did US mint a 3 cent coin?
Yes. There was a silver 3 cent piece minted from 1851 until 1873, which was the smallest silver coin the U.S. ever made. Then there was also a 3 cent nickel starting in 1865 that lasted until 1889.
What type of coin is silver with lady head US of america around it other side 3 bars on it?
The coins is a Three (3) Cent-Piece. They were struck from 1865-1889 but the coin is not silver. It's copper-nickel.
What is the value of an 1859 nickel 3 cent piece?
No such (US) coin exists because the copper-nickel 3 cent piece was not minted until 1865.
A silver white metal used in coins?
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1920 nickel cent?
U.S. cents were never struck in nickel. If your coin is nickel- or silver-colored it was plated. That makes it an altered coin with no collector value.
Is there any silver in 1960 Canada nickel?
No. Canada stopped using silver in their 5 cent piece after 1921, and that coin was much smaller than the nickel.
What is a 1960 hong kong coin made out of?
5 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 10 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 50 cent coin: nickel-clad copper dollar coin: nickel-clad copper.
Was there a 1868 silver three cent coin liberty head made?
No, none of the 3 cent pieces with the Liberty Head were silver, all are made of nickel.
What is the value of an 1865 nickel three cent?
1865 is the first year issue for this coin and also the highest mintage. Coins in average circulated condition are $20.00-$45.00.
Is a 1869 5 cents coin copper or silver?
In 1869, the 5 cent coin you are looking at is likely a shield nickel. In which case the coin is a copper-nickel composition (75% copper and 25% nickel). In the same year there was also a half dime, and that was made out of 90% silver and 10% copper. The Shield nickel is the same size and shape as today's nickels, just a different design
